LIVE FROM NYC: Africa Social Enterprise Forum

envisionGood.tv is proud to partner with Africa Social Enterprise Forum:

We will be LIVE streaming ASEF’s keynote & panels from Desmond Tutu Center in NYC this Saturday, September 26, 2009. Join us!

LIVE BLOG -Africa Social Enterprise Forum – Opening Keynote: 8:30am – 9:30am EST

Welcome – AngelAfrica
Opening Remarks – Bill Carter, Vice President for Africa Programs, Ashoka
Keynote Address – Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist

LIVE BLOG – Africa Social Enterprise Forum – Social Enterprise Financing Roundtable: 10am – 11:15am EST

Comparative review of various financing models

Moderator:
Kojo Parris, Founder & CEO, Social Private Equity South Africa and Chairman, African So-
cial Entrepreneurs Network
Panelists:
- Omer Imtiazuddin, Health Portfolio Manager, Acumen Fund
- Nii Simmonds, Co-founder, Afrobotics
- Dawn Hines, Co-founder & Partner, Aventura Investment Partners
- John Simon, Visiting Fellow, Center for Global Development and Former US Ambassador to
the African Union
- Christine Phillpotts, Portfolio Manager, Grassroots Business Fund
- Antony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation

LIVE BLOG – Africa Social Enterprise Forum – Due Diligence & Scaling Up: 12:45pm – 2pm EST

[ Diligence best practices for African-interest social investors and enterprises looking to scale up. Lessons learned in screening partners, clients and social ventures in Africa]

Moderator:
Cindy Ko, Director of International Expansion, Endeavor
Panelists:
- Santhosh Ramdoss, Program Manager, BRAC USA
- Alicia Polak, Founder & CEO, Khaya Cookies
- Donna Katzin, Executive Director, Shared Interest
- Jacob Lief, President & Founder, Ubuntu Education Fund
- Peter Eliassen, Vice President, VisionSpring

LIVE BLOG – Africa Social Enterprise Forum – Closing Keynote: 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST

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